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I’m not passionate about kids’ ministry – but it still matters (Part 1)

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 by Pete Tong

Kids’ ministry is not my passion. At a kids’ ministry conference a few years ago, I sat in a group as each person shared introductions. “Hi, I’m Sheryl and I’m passionate about kids’ ministry…” “Hi, I’m Michael and I’m passionate about kids’ ministry…”…

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Christian Living International

If God is against us, what can we do?

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by Ben George

A few times in the last few weeks I have been asked to speak at prayer evenings for India and the Asian subcontinent as they are in the throes of the devastating second wave of Covid. My preparation for speaking at these prayer evenings has been a…

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ACR Journal

The Importance of Fellowship

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 by Archie Poulos

In Sydney, our evangelical theology is one where we treasure the local parish and congregation. This is an absolutely right thing to do at a scriptural level but we need to recognise that there is also a bigger fellowship that occurs between like–minded…

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ACR Journal

The Importance of the Gospel

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by Mark Earngey

Where would you be without the gospel? I shudder to think of where my life would have headed without it, and it horrifies me to hypothesise about a future without it. Wonderfully, I am not weighed down by such thoughts. For I love to remember when…

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Christian Living International

Reflections on a Year in Lockdown – with Alice Brown

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 by Alice Brown

There is something very confronting about marking a whole year of lockdown! The past twelve months have turned our world upside down in so many ways and here in the UK it has often felt like we have slipped into the pages of a dystopian novel: streets…

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Christian Living Youth & Kids

What I pray for my kids – with Jocelyn Loane

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Jocelyn Loane

I am fully convinced of the need to pray for my children and the children I know. I’m sure if you’ve taken the time to read this article then you are too. We pray because we know God is sovereign over all things, that he is good in all he does and that he…

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Christian Living

Thank God for the things that upset you

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 by Brooke Hazelgrove

It was 2016 – a Tuesday night, at Bible study. I’d spent the last ten minutes of casual conversation complaining to one of my group members about something – I can’t remember what it was. And then my co-leader asked me to say grace for us. I thanked…

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